Incidence and current trends of colorectal malignancies in an unscreened, low risk population

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 703-708

  Bhurgri, Yasmin ^a,b,c   Khan, Taha ^a   Kayani, Naila ^b   Ahmad, Rashida ^b   Usman, Ahmed ^d   Bhurgri, Asif ^a,e,f,g,h   Bashir, Imtiaz ⁱ   Hasan, Sheema H ^b   Zaidi, S M H ^j  

^a Karachi Cancer Registry   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c CIVIL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^d JINNAH POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^e DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^f Sindlab   (Pakistan)

^g Anklesaria Hospital   (Pakistan)

^h Pathology Department   (Pakistan)

ⁱ Zainab Punjwani Hospital   (Pakistan)

^j BAQAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

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Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Incidence trends; Karachi, Pakistan

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958810683     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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